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Fire extinguished at Orchard Avenue apartments

Grand Junction firefighters have extinguished a fire at the Racquet Club Apartments, 2915 Orchard Ave., although a cause and the amount of damage wasn’t immediately clear.

The fire, which broke out around 3:30 p.m., caused the evacuation of at least one building at the multi-building complex. At one point, an ambulance was called out to check on residents who were evacuated, although there were no immediate reports of injuries.

A Daily Sentinel reporter and photographer are at the scene. Read the full story in Tuesday’s Daily Sentinel.